Announcing the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum nominated resident artist for 2024

Photo by: Andrea Pizzalis

Artica and our key partner Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum are very pleased to announce the nominated resident artist for 2024: Liryc Dela Cruz

Liryc Dela Cruz is an artist and filmmaker from Tupi, South Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines based in Rome, Italy. His work has been performed and shown at numerous international film festivals and contemporary art venues, including: Locarno Film Festival, Matadero (Madrid), La Neomudéjar (Madrid), Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), UK New Artist, Artissima (Turin), Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Roma (MACRO), Teatro di Roma (Rome), La Biennale di Venezia and Ocean Space (Venice).

Dela Cruz's films are thematically related to his origins, history, biography and interiority, while his performances and research are focused on care, hospitality, indigenous practices, decolonial practices, post-colonial Philippines, and the transpacific trade of enslaved people. Recently, Dela Cruz inaugurated his first major exhibition "IL Mio Filippino: For Those Who Care To See" in Mattatotio di Roma about the trajectory of his multi-year research on exhaustion, slavery, care, hospitality and colonial history of the Philippines.

We look forward to welcoming Liryc Dela Cruz to Longyearbyen in October and sharing news of their stay throughout the year via Artica’s social media: Facebook, Twitter, instagram and the monthly newsletter.